Aerial Adventures:
Airial Hot Air Balloon Co
10123 Airport Way Snohomish, WA 98290
www.airialballoon.com360-568-3025
Restrictions: No one under 7. No pregnant women. Must be able to stand for at least one hour. July/August flights require two week notice. Sixty to ninty minute flight.
Romantic champagne balloon flights through the picturesque Snohomish River Valley. Morning flights $175.00 per person with continental breakfast. Evening flights $195.00 per person with Italian buffet supper.
Skydive Snohomish 9912 Airport Way Snohomish, WA 98290
www.skydive.com360-568-7703 or 800-759-5867
Tandem and static line skydiving instructions. Open June 1 through October 31. Weekends November 1 through May 31. $180-$215.00 for first time jump. Longer training time for static jump.
360-568-1541
Reservations required. Gift Certificates available. Telephone orders with Mastercard or Visa. Learn to fly. We have been training pilots since 1944.
Discovery Flights: Scenic Airplane Flights: Scenic Helicopter Flights:Take off and land A flying adventure for A flying adventure for
with the assitance three passengers-- two passengers--of a professional 1/2 Hour $90.00 1/2 Hour $150.00
flight instructor-- 1 Hour $170.00 1 Hour $290.00 Airplane $49.00 Helicopter $99.00
Aerospace Tours:
Future of Flight Aviation Center
8415 Paine Field Blvd Mukilteo, WA 9827
Tour information 800-464-1476 or 425-438-8100
Interactive displays and hands-on exhibits to learn about commercial aviation--and its exciting future developments. The Boeing Tour takes you through its giant facility where you see how today's jets are assembled.
Times: 8:30 am-5 p.m. year around except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Boeing Tours depart on the hour 9 am-3 p.m.
Admission: Adults $15; kids 5-15 $8 kids under 5 free; military and seniors 65+ $14. Group rates are available. Purchase tickets online at www.futureofflight.org or phone 800-464-1476. ($2.50 convenience charge per ticket to buy tickets online or by phone). Limited quantity of non-reserved tickets also sold on site--which sell out rapidly on a first come, first served basis. Advanced purchase highly recommended. Gallery-only tickets are available onsite without a reservation.
Animal Tours:
Stocker's Petting Zoo
10622 Airport Way Snohomish, WA 98290
360-568-7391
Open June through December. $1.00 per person except for October when an air jumper for children is added to the Farm and then the cost is $3.00. Critter chow included with entry fee.
Call for hours of operation is it varies according to the season.
The Outback
10030 State Route 530 NE Arlington, WA
www.christmastreesandroos.com360-403-7474
Guided 40 minute tours of a wild life park with kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, llamas, alpacas, pygmy goats emus and ostrichs.
Tours: March thru October Wed-Sun at 10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00 Admission: $6.50 adults $5.50 children
Washington Serpentariu 22715 Hwy 2 Monroe, Washington
www.reptileman.com360-805-5300
"The Reptile Man" Scott Peterson houses over 200 different creatures with over 75 species of chameleons, scorpions, turtles, spiders, alligators, rattlesnacks, pythons, cobras and mambas. You can even hold some of the animals in this zoo. Open 10:00 to 6:00 Mon-Fri and 10:00 to 5:00 weekends. Admission is $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for children
Art/Craft Gallery ToursArts of Snohomish 105 Cedar Ave Snohomish, WA 360-568-8648
Avenue D Gallery 124 Ave D Snohomish, WA 360-862-1124
Blooming Heart 1112 First St. Snohomish, WA 360-568-8997
Circa 1900 Stained Glass 106 Union Snohomish, WA
Countryman Art Gallery 119 Cedar Snohomish, WA 360-568-9622
Enchantment Beads 1204 First St. Snohomish, WA 360-568-9368
Fantasy in Glass 112 Ave D Suite A Snohomish, WA 360-568-1294
Folands Folly 1012 First St. Snohomish, WA 360-563-2720
Inside Out Home & Garden 115 Ave A Snohomish, WA 360-563-0767
Red Bridge Gallery 1009 First St. Snohomish, WA 360-862-8050
The Offset Corner Gallery 310 Maple Ave Snohomish, WA
Bird Watching:
Ferguson Park At Blackman LakeFamily friendly municipal park by Blackman Lake with confiers and riparian wetlands. The best birding is in the spring and winter. Watch for mallards, northern shovelrlers, hooded mergansers, northern pintails, American wigeons, ring-necked ducks, lesser scaups, western grebes, double-crested cormorants, dark-eyed juncos, chestnut-backed chickadees, house finches, spotted towhees and red-breasted nuthatches.
Heirman Wildlife PreserveTake Hwy 9 to Broadway. Turn left on Broadway for .8 mile. Turn left on Connelly Rd. Dirve .7 mile to Heirman Wildlife Preserve which is a 343 acre county park on riverfront hillside with riparian, wetland and agricultural habitats. Nearly 80 species are here annually including bald eagle, American kestrel, red-tailed hawk, northern harrier, hairy woodpecker, great blue heron, belted kingfisher, and spotted towhee. Watch for common yellowthroats, and willow flycathcers during summer and tuby crowned and golden-crowned kinglets, green-winged teal, ring-necked ducks, and trumpeter swans during the winter.
Snohomish River Valley
Winterl to early spring the Snohomish River Valley is attracting a large congregation of Trumpeter Swans.
Family Adventures:
Centennial Trail
Paved trail which starts at 6th & Maple in Snohomish and goes for about 20 miles to Armar Rd Trailhead at Smokey Point. It is a multiple use trail for pedestrians, bicyclists, equestrians, and other non-motorized users, which parallels the Pilchuck River in many places. A variety of farmlands, wetlands, widelife and woodland areas offer the user plenty of opportunity for a great experience. It is on an old railroad right away with gentle slope. Easily accessible parking and trailheads, as well as picnic benches, restrooms, and liter receptacles are located at convenient intervals along the entire route. Park Rangers patrol the trail on a regular basis.
Pilchuck River
Put your inner tubes in at the OK Mill Road Bridge in Machias and float down to Pilchuck Park.
Riverfront Trail
Paved trail along the Snohomish River from Cady Park(Maple Street) to Avenue D Bridge. Magnificient views of Mt. Rainier and Seattle Snohomish Mill, a working lumber mill.
Snohomish ParksSnohomish has eight parks for you to enjoy including the Skate Board Park between 2nd and 3rd on Maple and the Hal Moe Memorial Swimming Pool. For information on pool fees and availability go to www.sno.wednet.edu/halmoe.html. It is located at 405 Third St. Snohomish, WA 98290 360-563-7330. It is a high quality competitive and instructional community aqauatics facility with a separate diving tank, 6 lane by 25 yard competitive swim thank, child wading pool, and hydro-therapy spa. Water temperature for main pool is 86 degree. The hydro-therapy spa is 102 degrees.
Water Falls
We have over 8 Water Falls within a 30 mile drive... And Many other things to do...Check out this web site for directions.